Assistant Zinchenko did not help Manchester City to avoid defeat by Leipzig

08 December 2021, 00:14 | Football
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Thanks to this victory, the “bulls” went to the Europa League, finishing third in the group..

In the match of the sixth round of the group stage of the Champions League, Leipzig at home won a minimum victory over Manchester City with a score of 2: 1.

The scoring was opened on the 24th minute of the match, when Soboslai received a cool pass from Laimer, after which he beat Stones and Steffen, who came out of the goal, rolling the ball into the empty net of the “townspeople”. Then, in the middle of the second half, Andre Silva doubled the bulls' lead with a counterattack.

Six minutes later, Josep Guardiola's team played one goal with the efforts of Marez, who was assisted by the Ukrainian Alexander Zinchenko, who was in the starting lineup of the “townspeople”. A little later, the guests were outnumbered after Walker received a straight red card..

After six games, Manchester City remained in first place in Group A, one point ahead of PSG. The third place goes to Leipzig, and Bruges closed the quartet with four points.

Leipzig 2-1 Manchester City Goals:

Soboslai, 24, Silva, 71 - Marez, 77.

Leipzig: Gulachi - Mukiele (Henrichs, 79), Klostermann (Simakan, 46), Guardiol, Angelinho - Kampl, Laimer (Adams, 63) - Nkunku, Soboslai, Forsberg (Brobbie, 79) - Silva (Moriba, 86).

Manchester City: Steffen - Walker, Stones, Ake (Dias, 87), Zinchenko - Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne (Palmer, 87) - Marez, Foden (Sterling, 46), Grilish.

Warnings: Kampl, Adams - De Bruyne, Stones.

Removal: Walker, 83 (straight red card).




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